Start-to-Finish Library Blue Book - The Black Death: A Story of the Plague
by Don Johnston Inc
Start-to-Finish Blue Library is a high-interest "Considerate Reading" series designed to promote independent Reading for struggling readers aged 9 to 17 years but reading at Grade 4/5 level
Part of the Start-to-Finish Blue Library book series, this highly interesting, age-appropriate story is for older students ages 9-17 who are behind in reading or are failed readers.
Book Summary
The Black Death: A Story of the Plague by Alan Venable
In the year 1665, a disease called plague, swept through the city of London, England. A young man named Jacob Goodrum saw it all. At first, the plague killed only poor people on the edges of the city. Then it struck all over. Soon, Jacob would see people dying at his feet, and no one really knew why. Would the girl that Jacob loved be carried away in a death cart? Would he? This is a story about one of the most horrible diseases that people have ever known.
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Minimum System Requirements
- Windows
- Operating System: Windows 2000, XP, Vista, 7 (not compatible with any 64-bit Editions)
- RAM: 256 MB
- Hard Disk Space: 35 MB
- Computer: Pentium III equivalent
- Display: 16-bit colour, 800×600 for Start-to-Finish Player, 1024×768 for Teacher Central
- Sound Card: Sound Blaster or Windows compatible, optional microphone for fluency practice
- CD-ROM: 4X
- Required Software: QuickTime for Windows (supplied)
- Operating System: Windows 2000, XP, Vista, 7 (not compatible with any 64-bit Editions)
- Macintosh
- Operating System: OSX 10.2 or later including 10.6
- RAM: 256 MB
- Hard Disk Space: 35 MB
- Computer: G3
- Display: thousands of colours, 800×600 for Start-to-Finish Player, 1024×768 for Teacher Central
- CD-ROM: 4X
- Operating System: OSX 10.2 or later including 10.6
View/Download
- Start-to-Finish Library Audio Book Thought Sheet (pdf)
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- Start-to-Finish Fluency Guide (pdf 1.2 MB)
- Start-to-Finish Library Teacher Guide (pdf 700 KB)
- Start-to-Finish Library Comprehension Guide (pdf 1.1 MB)
- Start-to-Finish Library Books At a Glance (pdf 153 KB)
- Start-to-Finish Teacher Central Quick Reference Card (pdf 662 KB)
- Start-to-Finish Library Supports ELL Standards (pdf 380 KB)
- The Research Foundations of the Start-to-Finish Library White paper (pdf 390 KB)
- Start-to-Finish Library Testimonials
- Jason’s Story – How Start-to-Finish Books made Jason successful
Online Training
- Start To Finish Computer Books Training Resources (2006) by Special Education Technology Center in British Columbia (SET BC)
Start-to-Finish Library Blue Book - The Black Death: A Story of the Plague is targeted at the following age ranges:
- Mid Primary
- Upper Primary
- Secondary School
Start-to-Finish Library Blue Book - The Black Death: A Story of the Plague is designed to foster development in the areas of:
- Literacy
- Switch use
Users can access Start-to-Finish Library Blue Book - The Black Death: A Story of the Plague in the following ways:
- Mouse/ Trackball/ Joystick
- Keyboard
- Touchscreen
- Single Switch
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